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Jordan Bryan has been one of the North East football team's most valuable players all season, and last week he turned in his most memorable performance in the Grapepickers' biggest win.

Bryan, a 6-foot, 175-pound senior, made huge contributions offensively and defensively while helping North East pull off a 24-14 upset victory over visiting Northwestern on Oct. 18. Northwestern entered the game unbeaten in six Region 4 games.

Bryan twice gave North East the lead in the first half by scoring on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and on a 3-yard run in the second quarter to give the 'Pickers' a 14-7 halftime lead.

With North East leading 17-14 in the fourth, Bryan made the biggest defensive play of the game. He returned a fumble recovery 50 yards for a touchdown that sealed the win and helped North East improve to 4-4 overall and 3-3 in the region.

Bryan finished with a hard-earned 133 yards on 29 rushes as he topped the 1,000-yard mark, moving his season total to 1,013.